City Point
Information about City Point in Richmond, VA, during the Civil War.

 Written Accounts

1896-10-01, National Tribune; outstanding account of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond by a Union cavalry officer who was definitely present at the time– notes that Lincoln went to the White House of the Confederacy twice, takes direct aim at Graves’ account
1899-05-04, National Tribune; continuation of Aubrey's account of life in Libby - further mention of T. P. Turner, and notes that he returned his hard-earned money to him upon release. Unique for its positive portrayal of Turner.
1900-08-16, National Tribune; Part Two of Silas Crocker’s serialized account of life in captivity in Richmond - relates the story of his stay on Belle Isle with good details on the prison’s geography. Very fair account, though bitter
1902-10-23, National Tribune; Capt. Beecham's good, but very bitter, account of life on Belle Isle after Gettysburg. Includes a copy of an article from Jackson Warner, Commissary in Richmond denying that prisoners were starved
1902-11-27, National Tribune; interesting account of mail distribution in Libby
1903-01-29, National Tribune; takes up account of Belle Isle where Beecham left off (NT 10/23/1902); describes the moving of prisoners to Andersonville and the trick that the Confederates played to get the prisoners to get off the island.
1903-04-16, National Tribune; further information on the "battle of the gate" at Belle Isle - the red-headed Sergeant was named Hite, and a deserter from the Union army. Describes his various acts of cruelty
1904-08-11, National Tribune; letter of a Gettysburg prisoner who spent six weeks in Belle Isle. Mentions a soldier taking the oath of allegiance to the CSA, and that a large party escaped on Aug. 12
1907-03-07, National Tribune; more debate about the last people to leave Libby Prison before the city fell.
1910, Crook, William Henry, Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook; Lincoln’s bodyguard describes the President’s visit to City Point and Richmond – highly suspect in its details

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